Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sponsor-sustained Starfish Backpack program going strong for Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Starfish Backpacks are delivered across the community by volunteers. The Kamloops Food Bank has been running the program for eight years. What sets the Starfish Backpack program apart is th...
Jan 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Curtis Goodrum / CFJC Today)
'Rally as one'; Kamloops MLA Milobar enters Tory leadership race with message of unity
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has announced he will seek the leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. "A lot of people have asked me why would I be considering doing so...
Jan 16, 2026 Peter Milobar (Image Credit: Global)
Demand for skates, sharpening services booming amid Riverside Park skating loop popularity
KAMLOOPS - Lily Larnder slipped into a pair of tiny skates on Friday (Jan. 16) at Consignor Sports in Kamloops. The look the young girl gave her father indicated he would soon be lighter in the wallet...
Jan 16, 2026 Lily Larnder (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Anthony Corea)
In Kamloops for a rare visit, top American diplomat in B.C. discusses state of U.S.-Canada relationship
KAMLOOPS - The relationship between Canada and the United States has soured over recent months, with the Trump administration picking fights around the globe with increased tariffs. While the Canada-U...
Jan 16, 2026 Consul General Shawn Crowley (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
ASK Wellness eyes March for reopening of Crossroads
KAMLOOPS - The process to renovate the Crossroads Inn began back in 2023, when ASK Wellness first applied to council to rezone the property, and while approved, construction did not begin until March ...
Jan 16, 2026 Crossroads (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Man arrested after separate reports of unwanted physical contact in Peterson Creek Park
KAMLOOPS - Police say a 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a pair of reported incidents of unwanted physical contact with women in Peterson Creek Park. Kamloops RCMP say they receive...
Jan 16, 2026 Peterson Creek Park file photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops MLA Milobar launches BC Conservative leadership campaign
KAMLOOPS - Longtime Kamloops MLA Peter Milobar has officially entered the race to become leader of the BC Conservative Party. Milobar launched his campaign outside the BC Legislature Friday (Jan. 16) ...
Jan 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Global BC)
Community vigil being held to honour Kamloops homicide victim
KAMLOOPS - Kamloopsians will gather at the Riverside Park Bandshell this Saturday (Jan. 17) evening for a vigil to honour the life and memory of Muhammad "Ash" Zafar. Zafar was found dead in his Dalgl...
Jan 16, 2026 (Image Credit: GoFundMe)
Williams Lake RCMP investigating suspicious death in small Cariboo community
LIKELY, B.C. - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in the Cariboo community of Likely, located about 100 kilometres from Williams Lake. Williams Lake RCMP say they were called to a home in the c...
Jan 16, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C.'s decriminalization project comes to an end with mixed reaction in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's decriminalization pilot project that was launched back in 2023 will come to an end at the conclusion of January.Health Minister Josie Osborne made the announcement on Wed...
Jan 15, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today File Photo)
